Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for September 9, 2021
Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for September 8, 2021 (posted September 9, 2021)
New Cases: 511
New Deaths: 19
New Recoveries: 96
New Tests: 1702
Active Cases: 22,615
New Public Test: 1,493
Public Testing Positivity: 32.5%
New Private Tests: 179
Private Testing Positivity: 8.9%
Total Figures:
Total Cases: 74,007
Total Deaths: 1,685
Total Recoveries: 49,231
Hospitalizations:
Hospitalized: 740
Moderately: 149
Severely: 124
Critically: 52
New Cases By Parish:
1. KSA (95 new cases)
2. St. Catherine (94)
3. Manchester (93)
4. St. Thomas (83)
5. St. Elizabeth (73)
6. St. James (54)
7. Clarendon (45)
8. Westmoreland (39)
9. Portland (32)
10. Trelawny (22)
11. St. Mary (16)
12. Hanover (15)
13. St. Ann (11)
Source Ministry of Health and Wellness
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
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